Las Vegas in 2, 3 or 4 Days: Can You Do It for US$140? One Plan, Grouped by Area

Three days: the default plan

One stretch of the boulevard a day, then a day Downtown, so you never double back along the Strip. Times and tickets are in the day blocks.

1. Day 1: the south Strip: the Welcome sign, Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay, then Luxor, Excalibur and New York-New York.
2. Day 2: the middle Strip, north to south: the Venetian’s canal shops, the LINQ and High Roller, then Bellagio’s fountains.
3. Day 3: Downtown: the Mob Museum, Fremont Street, a Neon Museum slot from 3pm, then the Canopy shows after 6pm.
4. Before you fly: book the Neon Museum slot. Book Shark Reef and the wheel once your dates are fixed.
5. Day order: give Day 2 a weekend for fountains from noon, and Day 3 a first Friday for the Arts District art walk.

Day 1: The south Strip, about US$50

The south Strip runs from the Welcome sign to New York-New York, so the day moves in one direction: north. Shark Reef is the paid anchor, and it is indoors.

See or book Shark Reef Aquarium tickets →

1. Ride the Deuce to the Welcome to LV Sign stop for the photo at the south end of the Strip.
2. Ride back north to Mandalay Bay and enter Shark Reef at your booked window; last entry is 7pm.
3. Walk north past Luxor and Excalibur to New York-New York and Park MGM; the Deuce stops at each.
4. Finish at MGM Grand, the Monorail’s southern end, or take the Deuce back to your hotel.

Day 2: The middle Strip, about US$25

Start at the Venetian, the north end of this stretch, and finish at Bellagio. The canal shops open at 10am, the wheel at noon, and the fountains at 3pm on weekdays.

See or book High Roller wheel tickets →

1. Take the Deuce to the Venetian and walk the Grand Canal Shoppes from 10am.
2. Walk south to the LINQ Promenade for lunch, then ride the High Roller; it opens at noon every day.
3. Continue south past Caesars Palace to Bellagio and pick a spot by the lake.
4. End at the fountains; the matrix in the facts block gives the weekday and weekend start times.

Day 3: Downtown, about US$65

Downtown works best indoors first and outside later: the Mob Museum in the morning, a Neon Museum slot from 3pm, then Fremont Street after dark.

See or book Neon Museum tickets →

1. Take the Deuce to the Mob Museum stop on Stewart Avenue and go in when it opens at 9am.
2. Walk to Fremont Street Experience, five blocks under the Canopy, and stay for lunch.
3. Take a short ride to the Neon Museum on Las Vegas Boulevard North for a slot from 3pm.
4. Return for the Canopy shows on the hour from 6pm and free live concerts on three stages.
5. On the first Friday of a month, swap the Neon slot for the Arts District art walk, 5pm to 11pm.

If you have two days

Drop Day 1 and keep the middle Strip and Downtown, the two days built around fixed-time free shows.

1. Day 1: the middle Strip exactly as Day 2, ending at the fountains.
2. Day 2: Downtown exactly as Day 3, with the Neon slot or the first-Friday art walk.
3. If you land late, spend the first evening at the fountains, which run every 15 minutes until midnight.

If you have a fourth day

A fourth day is a list, not a route. Pick one, or swap it for Day 1 if you would rather trade resorts for desert.

Facts that shape the trip

Nothing on this plan shuts for a whole weekday. What moves is opening and closing time, so the matrix shows hours by day and the points cover fares and booking.